SIGs are open to library staff from all types of libraries -- big, small, rural, urban, whatever and wherever -- and we have groups for public library staff, school library staff, and academic library staff. There's SIGs for Technical Services and Teen Services. Just about any type of services!

Current SIGs (January, 2017)

The Academic Librarians Interest Group is an informal discussion group that meets four times a year at various locations in SWON's service area in order to discuss challenges, ideas, and strategies for academic libraries.

Topics include, but are not limited to: instruction, information literacy, marketing, technology, trends, and more. This group is open to all interested parties. Join ALSIG and share your tips for a successful university life!

CLEAR is a group of school and public library staff serving children who meet to review and share information about new children's books, which are provided by publishers via SWON, and get to keep the books!

There are several CLEAR groups facilitated by SWON. School and Public Library Staff who serve children are welcome to join any of our CLEAR groups. If you can't attend any of our existing groups, contact us about forming your own!

CLEAR is a group of school and public library staff serving children who meet to review and share information about new children's books, which are provided by publishers via SWON, and get to keep the books!

There are several CLEAR groups facilitated by SWON. School and Public Library Staff who serve children are welcome to join any of our CLEAR groups. If you can't attend any of our existing groups, contact us about forming your own!

CLEAR is a group of school and public library staff serving children who meet to review and share information about new children's books, which are provided by publishers via SWON, and get to keep the books!

There are several CLEAR groups facilitated by SWON. School and Public Library Staff who serve children are welcome to join any of our CLEAR groups. If you can't attend any of our existing groups, contact us about forming your own!

ELS-SIG is dedicated to promoting the issues and concerns of ethnic librarians and library staff in our region. ELS-SIG is an informal group that strives to provide networking, resource sharing, recruitment, and mentoring information and opportunities. This group is open to librarians and staff from all library settings and all underrepresented ethnic groups.

This group is dedicated to the Mock Caldecott and Mock Newbery held every year at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Feel free to add yourself as a member to receive e-mail correspondence about the books we are reading, and learn more about when and where our Mock Awards will be held.

This group is dedicated to the Mock Printz held every year at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Feel free to add yourself as a member to receive e-mail correspondence about the books we are reading, and learn more about when and where our Mock Awards will be held.

The NLN group open to anyone new to libraries – LIS students, library staff, information professionals, and librarians from any kind of library. The network meets a number of times throughout the year to provide networking and professional development opportunities for those new to libraries.

The network is hosted by SWON and uses the online platform SWON provides, but the group is otherwise independent of SWON.

The Public Library Adult Program Planners Network (PLAPPN) is an interest group dedicated to encouraging and promoting adult programming in area libraries. Whether you're new to programming or, simply need some new ideas, we share information at each meeting about our most interesting and successful programs.

ROYAL is a group of school and public library staff serving youth who meet to review and share information about new YA books, which are provided by publishers via SWON, and you get to keep the books!

There are several ROYAL groups facilitated by SWON. School and Public Library Staff who serve youth are welcome to join any of our ROYAL groups. If you can't attend any of our existing groups, contact us about forming your own!

ROYAL is a group of school and public library staff serving youth who meet to review and share information about new YA books, which are provided by publishers via SWON, and you get to keep the books!

There are several ROYAL groups facilitated by SWON. School and Public Library Staff who serve youth are welcome to join any of our ROYAL groups. If you can't attend any of our existing groups, contact us about forming your own!

ROYAL is a group of school and public library staff serving youth who meet to review and share information about new YA books, which are provided by publishers via SWON, and you get to keep the books!

There are several ROYAL groups facilitated by SWON. School and Public Library Staff who serve youth are welcome to join any of our ROYAL groups. If you can't attend any of our existing groups, contact us about forming your own!

ROYAL is a group of school and public library staff serving youth who meet to review and share information about new YA books, which are provided by publishers via SWON, and you get to keep the books!

There are several ROYAL groups facilitated by SWON. School and Public Library Staff who serve youth are welcome to join any of our ROYAL groups. If you can't attend any of our existing groups, contact us about forming your own!

ROYAL is a group of school and public library staff serving youth who meet to review and share information about new YA books, which are provided by publishers via SWON, and you get to keep the books!

There are several ROYAL groups facilitated by SWON. School and Public Library Staff who serve youth are welcome to join any of our ROYAL groups. If you can't attend any of our existing groups, contact us about forming your own!

The School Librarians Special Interest Group is comprised of volunteer, aide and professional school librarians. They meet periodically to discuss a wide range of issues such as library trends, emerging technologies, group purchasing, group discounts, staffing, best practices, school library patrons, Children’s and YA literature and collaboration with other types of libraries. This SIG is free and you do not need to be a member of SWON to attend our meetings.

The goal of the Technical Services Special Interest Group (TeSSIG) is to provide a community of resources for Technical Services departments in SWON Libraries Consortium's Members (all libraries of Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky).

TeSSIG will encompass all areas of Technical Services – from acquisitions, to cataloging, to processing and any other hat we need to wear! At our meetings, we will explore current trends and challenges, as well as share workflow ideas.

The TeenSIG hopes to create a community that shares resources and provides support for librarians and information professionals who work with young adults. We welcome all library and information workers who serve teens to join the Teen Services SIG!